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DIANE O'NEAL
Funeral services for Diane D. O'Neal, 52, will be held at 2 p.m. today, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2002, at Wilkes Chapel United Methodist Church. The Rev. Buddy Jones will officiate with burial in the church cemetery directed by Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home.
Mrs. O'Neal, wife of Ted O'Neal, died Sunday, Feb. 3, 2002. Born in Darlington County, she was a daughter of Buck A. Dixon and the late Margaret Freeman Dixon. She was a member of Wilkes Chapel United Methodist Church.
Surviving are her husband, Ted O'Neal of Hartsville; son and daughter-in-law, Michael Todd and Stacie Weldon of Patrick, two step-children, Johnny O'Neal of Orangeburg and Chrystal O'Neal of Beaufort; daughter and son-in-law, Angela W. and Eddie Tiller of Hartsville; father of Hartsville; brothers, Donnie L. Dixon of Daytona Beach, Fla., Richard Dixon of Hartsville, Danny Ray Dixon of Patrick; and five grandchildren.
LOUISE AMIS SMITH
GREENVILLE – Ms. Louise Amis Smith, 34, granddaughter of the late Richard Gay and Tuck Amis Coker of Hartsville, died Sunday, Feb. 3, 2002, in Greenville after a long illness. Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. today, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2002, at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 1925 Pelham Rd., Greenville. The family requests that no flowers be sent. Memorials may be made to the Christopher Reeve Foundation.
Ms. Smith was the daughter of Ellison D. Smith III and Louise Coker Ewing. She attended Christ Church School and was a graduate of Wade Hampton High School and Winthrop College.
Surviving are her parents; brother, Ellison D. Smith IV; sisters, Adelia Tuck Oliva and Laura Grove.
CURLEN WOODHAM
BISHOPVILLE – Funeral services for Curlen Truluck Woodham, 82, were held at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 3, 2002, at Hebron United Methodist Church. The Rev. Scarlett Tanner officiated with burial in the church cemetery directed by Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association or Hebron United Methodist Church.
Mrs. Woodham, widow of Charles Ray Woodham, died Friday, Feb. 1, 2002. Born in Lynchburg, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Luther and Rebecca Hodge Truluck.
Surviving are her daughters and sons-in-law, Becky Woodham, Charlene and Walby Craven, Darlene and Lewis Watkins, all of Bishopville; grandchildren, Cole Watkins, Reid Watkins and Hartley Craven.
RUBY E. TAYLOR
Funeral Services for Ruby Edelle Lloyd Taylor, 81, were held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 3, 2002, at Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Michael McAuley officiated with burial in Westview Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mrs. Taylor, widow of Raymond F. Paquette and Smith R. Taylor, died Thursday, Jan. 31, 2002. Born in Lamar, she was the daughter of the late Asbury and Marie Adams Lloyd. Ruby Edelle loved working in her garden, and everyone in her community enjoyed her beautiful flowers. Her love for children was best shown through the past quarter-century at the annual Easter Egg hunt she hosted for her neighborhood.
Surviving are her son and daughter-in-law, Raymond F. and Catherine Paquette Jr. of Raleigh, N.C.; step-sons, Robert Taylor and Steve Taylor, both of Myrtle Beach; brothers, Harold Lloyd of Darlington, Carlyle Lloyd of Myrtle Beach; sisters, Annie Andrews of Winston-Salem, N.C., Helen Brock of Logoff, Agnes Smith of Darlington; grandchildren, Ray Paquette of Florence, Henry Paquette Witt of Scott AFB, Ill., Sharon Jones of Hartsville, Charles Taylor of Darlington; 13 great-grandchildren; a special friend and neighbor, Pat Hall. She was predeceased by a son, Henry Asbury Paquette.
JOHN WEAVER
COLUMBIA – Graveside services for Col. John Burdeen "Burt" Weaver (ret.), 68, were held at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 4, 2002, in Magnolia Cemetery in Hartsville. Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home was in charge.
Col. Weaver died Friday, Feb. 1, 2002. Born in Florence, he was a son of the late David Wallace and Sue Lee Kelly Weaver. He lived and grew up in Hartsville. He was a 1955 graduate of The Citadel and received his master's degree from the University of Maryland. He was retired from the U.S. Army with a distinguished military career.
Surviving are his daughters, Pam Sawyer of Colorado Springs, Colo., Desiree Weaver of Frankfurt, Germany; grandsons, Astern Sawyer and Braden Sawyer.
ROCKY MANGUM
DARLINGTON – Funeral services for Rockie Laverne "Rockie" Mangum, 38, will be held at 4 p.m. today, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2002, at the Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Damascus Cemetery. The family will receive friends today from 3 to 4 p.m. at the funeral home.
Mr. Mangum died Friday, Feb. 1, 2002. Born in Columbia, he was a son of Nora Jones Mangum and the late Thomas Hall Mangum. He left this world after a short but valiant fight with cancer. He was much loved by his many friends and family members. True to the end was the love of his life, Sue Gainey, and Mr. & Mrs. Tommy Newman and family.
Surviving are his mother of Darlington; brothers, Rodger Mangum of Darlington, Charles McGuire of Willow Springs, N.C., Steve McGuire of Columbia; sisters, Rebecca Hopkins of Houston, Texas, and Sharon Holbert of Myrtle Beach.
CEPHAS C. HOWELL
DARLINGTON – Funeral services for Cephas Cole Howell, 80, were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, 2002, in the chapel of Belk Funeral Home with interment following in Indian Branch Cemetery with Masonic rites.
Mr. Howell died Friday, Feb. 8, in a Darlington nursing home. He was born
in Darlington County, a son of the late Wallace and Pauline Howell. He was a retired farmer, merchant and deputy sheriff. Mr. Howell served in the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy. He was a Shriner, Mason, Jolly Jeepster, charter member of Darlington Moose Lodge, member of the Disabled American Veterans and a member of Indian Branch United Methodist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Clara Bell Hill Howell of Darlington; one daughter, Marilyn Hare of Lugoff; three grandchildren, Billy Mozingo of Aiken, Bunny Mozingo Kelly and Todd Mozingo, both of Darlington; one brother, Jack Howell of Hartsville; one sister, Ruth Odom of Darlington; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Memorials are suggested to Indian Branch Building Fund, c/o Cecil James, P.O. Box 224, Darlington, SC 29540.
EDNA B. THOMPSON
DARLINGTON – Funeral services for Edna Brewer Thompson, 71, were held at 3:30 p.m in the chapel of Belk Funeral Home with interment following in Grove Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Thompson died Thursday, Feb. 7, in her residence after an illness. She was born
in Fairmont, N.C., the daughter of the late Roy and Mamie Smith Brewer. She was educated in the Florence County schools, was a homemaker and owner of a ceramic shop. Mrs. Thompson was a member of Freedom Baptist Church and was a Reach Out Leader and member of the Winsome Sunday School class.
Surviving are her husband, Billy A. Thompson of Darlington; two sons, David Thompson of the home and Gordon (Margie) Thompson of Darlington; two daughters, Terri Foster and Debbie (Glenn) Hanna, both of Darlington; four grandsons, Wayne Thompson, Neel Thompson, Billy Hanna, and Rusty Foster; one great-grandchild, Blake Thompson; and two brothers, Charles "Buddy" Brewer of Warner Robbins, Ga., and Earl Brewer of Columbia. Also surviving is a special friend, Annette Baldwin.
Mrs. Thompson was preceded in death by twins, a daughter, Sherry Thompson, and son, Terry Thompson; brothers, Bill Brewer and Bobby Brewer, and sisters, Marie Brewer, Louise McManus and Elizabeth B. Scarborough.
Serving are pallbearers were Rusty Foster, Wayne Thompson, Neel Thompson, J. J. June, Wesley Watford and Jonathan Taylor.
JOHNNIE McNEIL SR.
LAMAR – Johnnie McNeil Sr. died Saturday, Feb. 9, 2002, after an illness. The family will receive visitations at the residence, 2625 Whipperwill Rd. Hines Funeral Home of Lamar is in charge of all arrangements.
